Today in my psyc class, we were split up into groups to do a short (1/2 hour) project. It probably should have taken 15 minutes and would have had we done it ourselves.
my group had 8 in it. 5 of us, were working on the project, while 3 went on about the private lives they are living. Who they are dating, where they're going this weekend, etc etc etc...this was not a project we handed in or were graded on, just a "getting to know the class" project really. What bothered me is I need an A in this class. It's a co-req to the program I want to get in with tough competition.
What do you do in this situation? Just keep plugging away at the work, and ignore the ones who are not working at all? do you say something to them? Whats the way I should be dealing with this. I could tell the other who were doing the work were a bit ticked like me.
I hate to day it, but welcome to the real world. This is not just going to happen in a group project. A woman I work with intentionally comes to work 30 mins late every morning to get out of doing blood draws. She is constantly getting others to do her paperwork ect ect, and she gets paid the same as me, while I do my own work AND a good percent of hers.
Talk to you teacher. Without naming any names say, "Can you please put me in a differnt group next time? I do not appreciate doing every one elses work for them."
HeartsOpenWide, RN
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I hate to day it, but welcome to the real world. This is not just going to happen in a group project. A woman I work with intentionally comes to work 30 mins late every morning to get out of doing blood draws. She is constantly getting others to do her paperwork ect ect, and she gets paid the same as me, while I do my own work AND a good percent of hers.
Talk to you teacher. Without naming any names say, "Can you please put me in a differnt group next time? I do not appreciate doing every one elses work for them."